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CHANDIGARH: Students of class X and XII from Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)-affiliated schools, awaiting their board examination's date-sheet, will now have to wait a little longer as, against its assurance to release it by December-end, the CBSE is still busy preparing it. And while the CBSE's regional director, R J Khanderao, has assured that it will be out by January beginning, at the same time, Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) had already announced the date-sheet on December 17.

PUNE: As many as 10,000 girl students studying from standards V to X will get a zero-balance bank account, an initiative of the regional directorate of education. The move will help in educating students about banking transactions besides inculcating the habit of saving money. Addressing a news conference here on Tuesday, Suman Shinde, regional director of education (Pune), said, "The regional directorate thought of introducing this activity to educate school-going children about banking activities and make them financially literate."

The High Court may have ruled that the Right to Education (RTE) Act does not apply to unaided minority schools even if they have been receiving aids in the form of concessions in property tax and lease of land from the government, but activists feel ambiguities persist on the 'aided' and 'unaided' status of schools. One of the major issues on which the HC verdict can have widespread effect, the activists say, is whether schools that have unaided primary and aided secondary sections are liable to reserve 25 per cent students under the RTE Act or not.

The Right to Education Act (RTE Act) entrusted local bodies with immense powers and responsibilities for the improvement of infrastructure and academic standards in government schools in their area. But the steps taken by the City Corporation, which spends around Rs.10 crore annually in the education sector, seems to be ineffective, says a performance report of the Local Fund Audit Department released along with the general audit report recently.

Taking stock at the end of the third year of the implementation of the Right To Education (RTE) Act, a micro study carried out in the three states of Delhi, Uttar Pradesh and Odisha on inclusion of children with disabilities in the government school system reveals that their enrolment in relation to all children continues to be less than one per cent.

Introduction of sex education in high schools has "spoilt" the minds of children of impressionable age, an Andhra Pradesh High Court Judge said here today. "Introduction of sex education in high schools (adult education programme), launched in 2005-06, has only spoiled the minds of children in the impressionable age. Parents have responsibility to bring children on the right track," Justice L Narasimha Reddy said.

CHANDIGARH: Students of class X and XII from Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE)-affiliated schools, awaiting their board examination's date-sheet, will now have to wait a little longer as, against its assurance to release it by December-end, the CBSE is still busy preparing it. And while the CBSE's regional director, R J Khanderao, has assured that it will be out by January beginning, at the same time, Council for the Indian School Certificate Examinations (CISCE) had already announced the date-sheet on December 17.

PUNE: As many as 10,000 girl students studying from standards V to X will get a zero-balance bank account, an initiative of the regional directorate of education. The move will help in educating students about banking transactions besides inculcating the habit of saving money. Addressing a news conference here on Tuesday, Suman Shinde, regional director of education (Pune), said, "The regional directorate thought of introducing this activity to educate school-going children about banking activities and make them financially literate."

INDORE: "Public schools in India are only for the rich and a large population of children are aloof of the quality education," lamented minister of rural development Jairam Ramesh. He was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of 74th IPSC Heads Conclave at the Daly College on Saturday on topic 'Education through Creativity'.